8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Morgan Hall
The 2025-26 Research and Creative Works Symposium, a university-wide celebration of innovative and impactful research, was held on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Morgan Hall.
From cutting-edge discoveries to impactful innovations, engage in thought-provoking discussions about the impact of research and learn about the diverse range of interdisciplinary research happening right here at Temple University.
Registration
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Josh Gladden, Vice President for Research
John Fry, President, Temple University
Session 1: Artificial Intelligence in Genomic Medicine
Moderator: Sudhir Kumar, College of Science and Technology (CST)
Harnessing Remote Digital Biomarkers to Detect and Predict Clinically Meaningful Changes in ALS
Lyle Ostrow, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM)
Application of AI-Based Protein Structure Prediction and Design Programs to Cancer Biology
Roland Dunbrack, Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC)
Generative and Agentic AI for Biomedicine
Mindy Shi, College of Science and Technology (CST)
Session 2: Artificial Intelligence – Evaluation, Literacy, and Responsible Use
Moderator: Fabienne Darling Wolf, Klein College of Media and Communication
Benchmarking Artificial Intelligence Models Against Young Children
Vladislav Ayzenberg, College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Metacognitive AI Literacy: Findings from an Interactive AI Fair
Bruce Hardy, Klein College of Media and Communication
Developing Social Work Language Models for SYNC-Smart AI Assistant
Philip McCallion, College of Public Health (BCPH)
De Facto Sealing: A Case Study of Sexual Harassment Claims Using AI Tools
Leora Eisenstadt, Fox School of Business
Coffee Break
Session 3: Biomedical and Clinical Discovery
Moderator: Erica Golemis, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM)
FAM120A as a Novel Effector in the Progranulin Oncogenic Axis in Bladder Cancer
Andrea Morrione, College of Science and Technology (CST)
Dorsolateral Striatal Acetylcholine Reorganizes Neural Ensembles to Anticipate Threat
Munir Gunes Kutlu, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM)
Breaking the Cycle: A New Approach to Pain Relief Without Addiction
Anjali Rajadhyaksha, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM)
Lunch Break
Session 4: Education, Learning, and Human Development
Moderator: Christine Woyshner, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
The Future of Work, Digital Technologies, and Expanded Opportunities for Neurodivergent Employees: AI as Behavioral Prosthetics
Donald Hantula, College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Audiovisual Phenotyping for Next-Generation Research and Assessment
Yaara Zisman-Ilani, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Why We Do What We Do, and How It Relates to Who We Are: A Complexity Science Perspective
Avi Kaplan, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Teaching and Assessing Second Language Listening: Real-World Ability
Elvis Wagner, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Equity and Access in Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Supporting Unserved and Underserved Communities in a Changing Employment Landscape
Sally Gould Taylor, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Session 5: Population Health, Behavior, and Wellbeing
Moderator: Jeffrey Dunoff, Beasley School of Law
Why Mattering Matters: Combatting the Epidemic of Loneliness
Bryan McCormick, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Characterizing How Psychosocial Factors and Environmental Stressors Contribute to Gambling Severity
David V. Smith, College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Indiana Adults Who Participated in Treatment Court Programs Had Better Health Outcomes Than Those Who Did Not
Elizabeth Van Nostrand, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Health Literacy of Intercollegiate Athletes: A Preliminary Report
R.O. Corbett, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Session 6: Engineering, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems
Moderator: Li Bai, College of Engineering (COE)
AI Challenges in Tissue Mechanics for the Development of Active Steerable Cannula for Percutaneous Procedures
Parsaoran Hutapea, College of Engineering (COE)
Moneyball for Robots: Toward Analyzing Performance of Multi-Robot Systems
Philip Dames, College of Engineering (COE)
Fostering Interdisciplinary Research with the Mechatronics Lab at Temple University
Osman Sayginer, College of Engineering (COE)
Coffee Break
Session 7: Design, Architecture, and the Human Experience
Moderator: Kate Wingert-Playdon, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Studying Ancient Imperialism: Polatlı Landscape Archaeology and Survey Project (PLAS)
Muge Durusu-Tanriover, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
A Practice-Driven, Evidence-Informed Paradigm for Emotive Architecture
Na Wei, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Design for Health in Architecture
Ulysses Vance, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Session 8: Environment, Policy, and Justice
Moderator: Sunil Wattal, Fox School of Business
PFAS Adsorb to Microplastics, but What Does That Mean for Our Water?
Gangadhar Andaluri, College of Engineering (COE)
United States for Abortion: A Community-Sourced Design Project for Reproductive Justice
Kathy Mueller, Klein College of Media and Communication
Session 9: Emerging Methods and Translational Technologies
Moderator: David Sarwer, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Comprehensive Dental Radiograph Segmentation Across Multiple Clinical Features Using Deep Learning
Jay Patel, Kornberg School of Dentistry
Scoping Review Results for Research on Pregnancy in Dancers
Erica Henn, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Advancing Virtual Reality Solutions for Fall-Risk Assessment and Rehabilitation
W. Geoff Wright, College of Public Health (BCPH)
Closing Discussion and Networking
If you have questions, please contact the Office of Research Development at [click-for-email].
